Bam Hatun team eliminated from the AFC Women's Champions League group stage 2026/27

The reigning champion team, Naegohyang Women’s FC, moved closer to the quarter-finals of the AFC Women’s Champions League 2026/27 after a confident 6-1 victory over Bam Khatoon in Group A match held in Tehran on Wednesday.

Kim Song Ok and Ri Kum Hyang set the tone early in the game. In the second half, the DPRK team continued to dominate, scoring additional goals and securing a convincing win.

Prior to this match, Naegohyang had won 7-0 against Ayeyawady FC - Women of Myanmar in the first round, while Bam Khatoon suffered a 4-1 defeat to the Japanese club INAC Kobe Leonessa.

The Iranian team initially adopted a deep defensive tactic to contain Kim Kyong Yong and Ri Myong Gum, using timely interceptions in the penalty area.

Naegohyang took the first lead in the 26th minute following a corner kick. Pak Ye Gyong delivered the ball to Kim Song Ok, who powerfully shot it into the upper left corner from inside the penalty area. Another 11 minutes later, Bam Khatoon conceded again from a corner when Ri Kum Hyang headed the ball deflected by Roujin Tamrian into the net.

Any hopes for a Bam Khatoon comeback in the second half were quickly extinguished in the 52nd minute, as Naegohyang's active play allowed them to increase their advantage. Ye Gyong scored with a volley after a cross from Jong Kum from just over six yards away. Two minutes later, Choe Yon A increased the score to 4-0, finishing an attack after an accurate pass from Jong Kum through the defense. Then Jong Kum himself scored in the 59th minute, heading the ball after a close-range cross from Choe.

Bam Khatoon managed to respond in the 67th minute when Roujin Tamrian set up a shot for Fatemeh Shaban, who sent the ball into the lower left corner. However, Naegohyang cemented its advantage in the 88th minute when Mona Hamoudi deflected a shot by Ri Myong Gum into a own goal.

During the group stage of the AFC Women's Championship 2027/27 on Sunday, the Kobe Leonessa team confidently defeated Bam Hatun with a score of 4:1. The match took place in Tehran.

The first half set the tone for the game thanks to a goal by Yui Narumiya. Kobe continued to build its advantage with a goal from Mao Kubota. However, Zahra Sarbali managed to narrow the gap by scoring a penalty. The victory was sealed by additional goals from Mai Yamamoto and Ai Tsujisawa.

In the 66th minute, the Bam Hatun squad was reduced to ten players after a cross by Sara Didar in the penalty area led to a foul on Okumu, and the referee awarded a penalty. Nevertheless, Yazdani successfully saved Okumu's penalty shot, and subsequently prevented a goal by Natsume Kingetsu.

The game was interrupted due to bad weather in the 74th minute, after which the match resumed. On Wednesday, Bam will play against the North Korean team Naeghohyan. The competitions are taking place in Yangon, Myanmar.

In the third and final match of the one-day international tournament held in Vadodara, the Indian women's team secured a convincing victory over Zimbabwe, winning by a margin of 8 wickets. Thanks to this win, the Indian team clinched the trophy, achieving a clean 3-0 triumph in the three-game series.

The standout player of the match was young spinner Vaishnavi Sharma, whose impressive bowling performance completely demoralized the entire Zimbabwean attack. The Zimbabwean team, which batted first after losing the toss, could not withstand the Indian bowlers and was eliminated after 39.5 overs, scoring only 131 runs.

From the Zimbabwean side, Modester Mupachikwa scored 37 runs, and captain Josephine Nikomo scored 35, but the other batsmen were unable to cross the ten-run mark. Spinner Vaishnavi Sharma from India caused a sensation, taking 5 wickets while conceding only 39 runs in her 10 overs.

This success made Vaishnavi the second youngest Indian woman bowler to take five wickets in an ODI; she is only 20 years and 314 days old. Besides Vaishnavi, Kranti Gaur and Saili Satgare provided excellent support, each taking two wickets.

Chasing a modest target of 132 set by Zimbabwe, the Indian team easily reached the goal in just 17 overs, losing only two batsmen. Although Yastika Bhatia was dismissed for zero at the beginning of the innings, Shafali Verma and Pratik Rawal unleashed a real barrage of fours and sixes.

Pratik Rawal played a confident innings, scoring 59 runs without getting out, using 4 fours and 3 sixes off 56 balls. Meanwhile, Shafali Verma attacked in an aggressive style, scoring a powerful 51 runs with 6 fours and 3 sixes in just 26 balls. Harleen Deol also contributed, earning 19 runs.